Glycerine's lmain role is support. It improves how ingredients combine, stabilises mixtures, and enhances the feel of finished products. In cleaning recipes, it helps maintain consistency. In body and hand products, it acts as a humectant, drawing moisture to the skin.
Vegetable glycerine is typically derived from plant oils such as soy or coconut. The one I stock is palm-free, non-GMO, and USP grade, meaning it meets pharmaceutical standards for purity.
Fun fact: glycerine is naturally produced during soap making. In commercial soap manufacturing, it’s often removed. In DIY, you can intentionally add it back in to improve performance and skin feel.
This ingredient is for you if you have:
- DIY recipes that separate over time
- Liquid products that feel thin or inconsistent
- Hand or body wash that needs added moisture
- A preference for formulating with simple, functional ingredients
What makes it useful
- Helps stabilise and bind ingredients
- Improves texture and thickness
- Attracts and retains moisture
- Compatible with water-based recipes
- Highly concentrated - a small amount goes a long way
Ways people use it
- Hand wash and body wash
- Dish liquid and multi-purpose sprays
- Cleaning gels and thicker liquid solutions
- Moisturising DIY body products
- Stabilising oil-and-water blends
- Blend xanthan gum to thicken water-based solutions without clumping
Learn more about vegetable glycerine
🔗 Ingredient library
See what you can make with it
🔗 DIY recipes
